Geometric design of a pinion with two circularly arrayed conical teeth for roller drives
This article presents a mathematical model and geometric design algorithm for a new type of roller drive. The pinion has conical teeth in two circular arrays instead of one. This work is based on coordinate transformation and envelope theory, from which the equation of meshing of the cycloid drive is derived. The pinion profiles are the equidistant curves of the epicycloid profiles except the contour of the pinion conical tooth holes. Although there are twice as many pinion teeth as conventional rollers, their speed ratios are identical. This approach can design roller drives in which the pinion has two circular arrays of conical and cylindrical rollers. On the basis of these results, the corresponding solid modelling is constructed by CAD. Four examples are presented to demonstrate the feasibility of this approach. These examples can be a useful reference as a design case for other tooth profiles.